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ArticleBMC public health2017

"What do you know?"--knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China.

Ruixue Huang, Huacheng Ning, Carl R Baum, Lei Chen, Allen Hsiao

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Article in BMC public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ruixue HuangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Huacheng NingDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Carl R BaumPediatrics and of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
Lei ChenSection of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Faculty, Global Health Initiative, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. lei.chen@yale.edu.
Allen HsiaoSection of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Faculty, Global Health Initiative, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. allen.hsiao@yale.edu.
Yale University · USCentral South University · CN

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863Yale-China association Chia fellow project 2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study evaluates the extent of village doctors' knowledge of lead poisoning in children in rural China and assesses the characteristics associated with possessing accurate knowledge.

methodsA cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey of 297 village doctors in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, China was conducted. All village doctors were interviewed face-to-face using a "What do you know" test questionnaire focusing on prevention strategies and lead sources in rural children.

resultsA total of 287 (96.6%) village doctors completed the survey in full. Most village doctors had an appropriate degree of general knowledge of lead poisoning; however, they had relatively poor knowledge of lead sources and prevention measures. Village doctors with an undergraduate level education scored an average of 2.7 points higher than those who had a junior college level education (p = 0.033). Village doctors with an annual income ≤ 10,000 RMB yuan scored 1.03 points lower than those whose income was >10,001 RMB yuan. Ethnic Han village doctors scored 1.12 points higher, on average, than ethnic Tujia village doctors (p = 0.027).

conclusionsThis study identified important gaps in knowledge concerning lead poisoning in children among a rural population of village doctors. There is a clear need for multifaceted interventions that target village doctors to improve their knowledge regarding lead poisoning in children. The "What do you know" questionnaire is a new tool to evaluate lead poisoning knowledge and education projects.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeLead PoisoningRural Health ServicesAdultAgedChildChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysiciansSurveys and QuestionnairesChildrenChinaLead poisoningVillage doctors

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